Fastening for boots and shoes and leggings, &amp;c.



No. 856,714. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. W. M. MALONE. FASTENING FOR BOOTS AN'D SHOES AND LBGGINGS, 8w.

APPLIOATION I'ILED MAR. 7, 1906.

v v Inveniar William M njtnTEn srAr i s rn'rnsr O ER WILLIAM MACQUARIV] MALONE, ()l WANDl Ni'iltltiililtl, N-Eil' SOUTH WALES,

AL T'lllAhlA.

FAsTEuuve. FOR BQOTS AND SHOES AND LEGGINGS,.&Q.

Specificat on of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11,1907.

Appiicetixi filed. March 7,1906. Serial No- 304,662.

10 (all who/xi 7'2 "may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLA MAC UARIE MALONE, ol' Wandi Narrabri, in the State of New South ales and Commonwealth of Australia, journalist, have invented im proved Fastenings for Boots and Shoes and Leggings and the Like, ol which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lastcnings for boots, shoes, leggings and other articles in which two edge portions or llaps are required to beheld together against a normal tendency to separate and the invention has for its object to provide a simple, convenient and suit able fastening device as a substitute for lat-e1 buttons and the like. which shall at the same time present an elegant and finished appearance.

Generally speaking the invention consists of a series-of retaining plates secured inside the adj acent flaps. the plates of each flap be ing provided with outwardly proecting and reversely bent retaining-lips adapted to be engaged by suitably formed clips or holders which are fastened to the under side or face of a flexible strip or tongue of leather or other suitable n'iaterial which when drawn into locl ing or operative position serves to cover up the space or crack between the iiipposed edges of the article to be secured. These and other features characterizing my invention will be more particularly described and defined in the specification and the claims forming part thereof.

In order to illustrate how this invention may be carried out in practice reference will now be made to the drawing here *ith in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe having this improved fastening and showing this fastening as it would appear in the act of fastening the shoe. Fig. 2 is a partial similar view of the same showing the fastening complete. Fig. 3 is an inside view of the sliding keeper and Fig. 4 a face view of the. receiving slides. Fig. 5 being a similar view to Fig. 4 showing a modified construction of catch or holder on said receiving slides.

The receiving slides are shown made in sections being formed of clips or turned-over pieces having bases 6 grooves 7 and lips 8. The base 6-is perforated for the sewing of the same to the shoe between the outer materiai I and its lining exposing only the grooves 7 and the lips 8.

The sliding keeper is formed of a series of similar clips having bases S) and lips-1O said lips being formed in a dead curved. end ll on the lowermost of the clips to form astop to limit. the upward movement of the keeper. These clips are sewed byperiorations to acontinuousstrip of leather or kid or the like with a tab 12 at the top.

The clips forming the receiving slide and the 4 sliding keeper may be separated as shown in the drawings. The corners of the lips are rounded to facilitate the sliding and the grooves have curred corners it) insure smooth running.

The fastening clips may be formed in any suitable way oi any a' 'ipropriale material and are attached to the leather or fabric of which the article on which the y are used is made in any suitable manner stu h for example as by stitching as indicated in the drawings.

In the drawings there shown on the shoe a loop or keeper 13 which provides a covering for the bottom end of the slidingkeeper when. in its normal fastening position and forums a guide for said keeper when in the act of fastening and further forms a holding device for retaining the keeper permanentlynttached to the shoe.

As an extra precaution and to prevent any slipping of the sliding keeper from its fastenmg position a catcher holder is provided. This holder is shown in Fig. el as consisting of a spring 14 riveted to the top clip andhaving upon it a pin or pintle 15 adapted to take ina socket 16 on the top clip of the sliding-keeper.

sion 16 in the metal of the uppermost chp of 9 5 the sliding keeper. In both cases the catch is released by pressure toward one another of the clips on either edge while pressure is applied to the sliding keeper to release it.

It is easily perceived that when the sliding keeper is withdrawn by means of force applied downwardly by means of the tab 12 the lips 10 of the sliding keeper run in the grooves 7 under the lips S of the clips forming the receiving slides and running off the lowermost clips unfasten the shoe. To fasten'the shoe means of the tab 12 the'lips' 10 of its clips 1 taking in the grooves 8 of the clips forming the receiving slide and so drawing the edge When the pintle 15 reaches its socket 16 it catches thereili and. acts as a self-locking detent to hold the fasof the boot upper-together.

tening in place.

W hat I claim as my invention 1sr- 1. A device of the class described embracmg in its construction the two opposed flaps l to be fastened together each flap having secured to itself a'series ofsheet metal plates formed With outwardly turned flanges torming clips, a flexible leather tongue provided with a series of sheet metal plates having inwardly-turned flanges extending parallel to each other and arranged to slidingly engage and interlock with said outwardly turned flanges. the lowermost sheet metal plate havstop for engaging the owermost clips secured to' said flaps, substantially as described.

v 2.v A device of theclass described embracing in combination two opposed flaps tobe fastened together, said edges being provided @With retaining devices bentto form longitu- 3 dinal grooves or channels, a keeper adapted to interlock with said retaining devices and having sliding engagement therewith, and a self-locking detent for retaining said kee. er in normal positionagainst. accidental displacement, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILIJIAl ACQIARIE MALONE.

i tnesses:

JAMES M. Cv'rcunox, J. MALoxE.

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